What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse, Medical/Surgical position at Riverside University Medical Center?
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly capable medical-surgical nurse to join our team. In this role, you will be providing bedside care for pre-and post-surgery patients, monitoring vital signs, and administering prescribed medications.
Duties:
- Assesses patients on admission within specified time frames to include consideration of physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs
- Reassess each patients health needs whenever warranted b the patients condition and at least every shift utilizing the nursing processes after obtaining a systematic database
- Establishes a plan of care based on indefinite data from all appropriate sources
- Reviews and updates the plan of care for each assigned patient utilizing data obtained from reassessments.
- Administers oral, topical the parental medications utilizing the 7 rights
- Assesses and documents effectiveness/untoward effects of medications and treatments.
- Performs treatments and procedures with consideration of common nursing practice, hospital policy and procedure, sterile technique, standard precautions and patient privacy
- Documents response to are and addresses pain management, discharge planning needs, educations and progress towards goals.
- Documents in a legible and accurate manner to include date and time of entry, signature, and title.
- Educates patient/family based on his/her assessed needs and uses “Krames” where appropriate
- Interprets or analyzes diagnostic data and reports, and intervenes appropriately
- Promptly communicates change in patients’ clinical condition to physicians and other health care team members as appropriate.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Medical Specialty:
- Medical-Surgical
- Surgery
Physical Setting:
- University
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Night shift
Supplemental Pay:
- Crisis pay
- Signing bonus
Education:
- Associate (Preferred)
Experience:
- Medical Surgical: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- RN STATE LICESNE (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Night Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: One location